Anti-rheumatoid arthritic effects of Saussurea involucrata on type II collagen-induced arthritis in rats

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 763-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meihong Xu ◽  
Qianying Guo ◽  
Shuangjia Wang ◽  
Na Wang ◽  
Liren Wei ◽  
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Saussurea involucrata (SI) has long been used under the herbal name “snow lotus” for treatment of inflammation and pain-related diseases in traditional Chinese medicine.

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1561-1566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Liu ◽  
Yue Dai ◽  
Xiujuan Yao ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Yubin Luo ◽  
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1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 597-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto Ueno ◽  
Kazunori Imaizumi ◽  
Takahisa Sugita ◽  
Isao Takata ◽  
Masakazu Takeshita

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2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 3716-3725 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Jin ◽  
Ji-da Zhang ◽  
Xin Wu ◽  
Gang Cao

Wenjinghuoluo (WJHL) prescription, the typical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment compound in traditional Chinese medicine, shows favorable efficacy.


2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samjin Choi ◽  
Yeon-Ah Lee ◽  
Seung-Jae Hong ◽  
Gi-Ja Lee ◽  
Sung Wook Kang ◽  
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Corina Peña ◽  
David Gárate ◽  
Juan Contreras-Levicoy ◽  
Octavio Aravena ◽  
Diego Catalán ◽  
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Background. Pharmacologically modulated dendritic cells (DCs) have been shown to restore tolerance in type II collagen-(CII-) induced arthritis (CIA). We examined the effect of dexamethasone (DXM) administration as a preconditioning agent, followed by an injection of lipopolysaccharide-(LPS-) stimulated and CII-loaded DCs on the CIA course.Methods. After CIA induction, mice pretreated with DXM were injected with 4-hour LPS-stimulated DCs loaded with CII (DXM/4hLPS/CII/DCs).Results. Mice injected with DXM/4hLPS/CII/DCs displayed significantly less severe clinical disease compared to animals receiving 4hLPS/CII/DCs alone or those in which only DXM was administered. Cytokine profile evaluation showed that CD4+ T cells from DXM/4hLPS/CII/DCs and 4hLPS/CII/DCs groups release higher IL-10 levels than those from mice receiving DXM alone or CIA mice. CD4+ T cells from all DC-treated groups showed less IL-17 release when compared to the CIA group. On the contrary, CD4+ T cells from DXM/4hLPS/CII/DCs and 4hLPS/CII/DCs groups released higher IFN-γlevels than those from CIA group.Conclusion. A combined treatment, including DXM preconditioning followed by an inoculation of short-term LPS-stimulated CII-loaded DCs, provides an improved strategy for attenuating CIA severity. Our results suggest that this benefit is driven by a modulation in the cytokine profile secreted by CD4+ T cells.


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